cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/11511367
Strong passwords are sadly very forgettable
this post was submitted on 27 Apr 2025
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Weak and unadvisadly similar to the previous
Oh snap
If they are weak, they are probably also shared by many other people. Doesn’t sound like an ideal situation to me.
Weak but also a thruple with daddy 2fa
I like my women like my passwords: strong without ambiguous characters.
So no I being l?
In a local vault?
Dungeon
Long, random and salted is more my type.
Sounds like my SO, except the long part.
completely random & locked away
am I the prison industrial complex‽
So, weak, boring, and used by many others?
Sorry, I am difficult and willful. I guess I'd make a good password?
I like my women like I like my passwords:
Easy and well stored.
A different one at every site?